Fishtail

/ˈfɪʃteɪl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Fishtail

noun

The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.

verb

To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
"As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed."
To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

Anagrams of Fishtail

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "fishtail":

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

faiths filths lathis latish lithia tahsil

5-LETTER WORDS

alifs alist fails faith fiats filth flash flats flits hafts hails halts hilts laith lathi+9 more

4-LETTER WORDS

ahis ails aits alif alit alts fail fash fast fats fiat fila fils fish fist+4 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "fishtail" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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